Kisses

Kisses

Synopsis

On the fringes of Dublin, two kids Kylie and Dylan, live in a suburban housing estate. Kylie lives with five other siblings and her overworked mother. Next door, Dylan lives in the shadow of an alcoholic father and the memory of an elder brother who ran away from home two years earlier. After a violent altercation with his father, Dylan runs away from home and Kylie decides to run away with him. Together they make their way to inner city Dublin, to search for Dylan’s brother in hope of finding the possibility of a new life.

Official Site: www.kisses.ie

Singapore Release Date: 4th February 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 72 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kelly O’Neill, Shane Curry, Paul Roe, Neilí Conroy, David Bendito, Elizabeth Fuh, Cathy Malone, Jose Jimanez, Willie Higgins, Sean McDonagh, Stephanie Kelly, Gerry Moore

Crew: Director (Lance Daly), Producer (Lance Daly, Macdara Kelleher, Les Kelly, Nial O’Brien), Writers (Lance Daly), Music (GoBlimpsGo), Cinematography (Jake Corbett, Lance Daly, David Grennan) and Editing (J. Patrick Duffner)

The Trailer

The Review

This is a brilliant little film you shouldn’t miss.

It tugs at your heart with the story’s conflict, while at the same time you’ll watch in amazement of the film unique use of the black-white, and then changes to color according to the protagonists happiness.

The success behind this gem of a movie are the wonderfully written characters.

Kudos to the writers who breathe life into the young two duo characters, escaping their troubled home in search for a better life.

I would consider this a short feature film rather than a full-length movie.

I just wish there was more when it ended.

The Good

• Beautiful cinematography
• Excellent use of Bob Dylan soundtrack

The Bad

• Predictable scenes
• Language wise, you’ll lose some understanding by the Irish accent and lingo that’s used

Editor’s Ratings